REYKJAVÍK, Iceland, May 6, 2025 – atNorth will provide long-term support for Nokia’s cloud infrastructure through a multi-megawatt deployment at its FIN02 data center in Finland. The 12-year agreement, covering over 10MW in capacity, underscores atNorth’s role in supporting scalable, energy-efficient infrastructure for enterprise-grade cloud operations.
Nokia is based in Finland and utilizes Finnish data centers. The company takes advantage of the country’s climate and renewable energy to keep its operations sustainable. Earlier this year, Nokia was ranked the most sustainable telecoms and communications company for sustainability.
Nokia and atNorth have built a partnership through atNorth’s use of Nokia data center switches for its HPCaaS service. The service operates from its data centers in Iceland and Sweden.
Nokia was looking for a data center partner capable of supporting high-density workloads exceeding 130kW per rack. Key requirements included rapid deployment, scalability, and alignment with environmental standards.
Located in Espoo, Greater Helsinki, atNorth’s FIN02 data center runs on renewable energy and features power and liquid cooling systems designed for high-density workloads. Its modular structure allows for future expansion. Through a partnership with Kesko Corporation, waste heat from the facility is repurposed to help heat a nearby store, lowering its carbon footprint.
“atNorth was able to meet our complex technical requirements at speed without compromising on our sustainability goals,” said Marika Mentula, vice president for network infrastructure, North Europe, at Nokia. “By helping support our cloud infrastructure at atNorth’s FIN02 data center, we can deliver high-performance infrastructure that supports our most demanding applications.”
“As the data center industry continues to grow at record speed, it’s clear that businesses are increasingly seeking the full package – sustainable, secure, infrastructure that can scale rapidly,” said Eyjólfur Magnús Kristinsson, CEO of atNorth. “Our longstanding partnership with Nokia – rooted in the hardware demands of our HPCaaS offering and built on a shared commitment to sustainability – is a testament to that. It adds to a growing list of globally recognized companies that trust atNorth with their mission-critical data and rely on us to deliver best-in-class service.”
The announcement follows atNorth’s collaboration with Kesko Corporation to implement heat reuse at its FIN02 data center in Finland. atNorth also runs two metro data centers near Helsinki and is currently developing a fourth facility in Kouvola, which is expected to be operational by late 2025.
Source: atNorth
About atNorth
atNorth is a Nordic data center services company that offers sustainable, cost-effective, scalable colocation and high-performance computing services trusted by industry-leading organizations. The business acquired the leading high-performance computing (HPC) provider, Gompute, in 2023, enabling a compelling full stack offering tailored to AI and other critical high-performance workloads. With sustainability at its core, atNorth’s data centers run on renewable energy and support circular economy principles. All atNorth sites use innovative design, power efficiency, and smart operations to provide long-term infrastructure and flexible colocation deployments. The custom solutions help businesses calculate, simulate, train, and visualize data workloads in an efficient, cost-optimized way. atNorth is headquartered in Reykjavik, Iceland, and operates seven data centers in strategic locations across the Nordics, with additional sites set to open in Helsinki, Finland, in Q1 2025, and Ballerup, Denmark, in Q2 2025. Its tenth site is under construction in Kouvola, Finland, and its eleventh site will be in Ølgod, Denmark. The business has also secured land for a future mega site in the Sollefteå Municipality in Sweden.
About Nokia
Nokia Corporation, founded in 1865 and headquartered in Espoo, Finland, is a leader in telecommunications and networking technology. The company provides a portfolio of products and services, including mobile and fixed network infrastructure, 5G technologies, cloud solutions, and digital services. Nokia serves industries such as telecommunications, energy, transportation, public sector, and defense, offering tailored solutions. As of 2024, Nokia employs approximately 86,700 people worldwide and reported an annual revenue of €22.3 billion. The company’s commitment to innovation is evident through its research and development efforts, notably via Nokia Bell Labs. Nokia continues to play a pivotal role in advancing global communication networks and drives digital transformation.